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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-07
INDIAN TRAILS AND MODERN
HIGHWAYS.

The highways used by the people of
this country for ages before was discov-
cred by the whites are the commercial
highways OF to-day. Starting from New
York or Philadelphia and travelling west
ward in railroad Car to the calm water
of the Pacific ocean, the traveller will
closely follow the old Indian trails.
Wherever the lines CROSS a mountain
range the steel rails lie almost exactly in
the old and nearly forgotten trails. The
Indians we're the pioneers we but follow
in their footsteps.
have seen many of these old high
ways. One of the most interesting sys-
TENS of trails in our country, and one
which is still used to some extent, was
that which radiated from the Nez Perces
country as q centre. Some OF them led
across the Rocky Mountains to the Sas-
katchewan Plains. To the south the
trails led to the Colorado river; to the
west to the Pacific Ocean. The trail
which led to the Northwest, or to the
Saskatchewan country, where the buff
falo roamed, is, or was ten years ago, the
heaviest trail in America. Leaving the
Nez Perces villages by many routes the
trails separated widely. Some led across
the Bitter Root Mountains by the Lou
Lou Pass. Others skirted the bank of
the Carke's FORK of the Columbia, and
led through the land of the FlatheRds
and Pend GRIZZLIES. But it mattered not
the natural route they followed; the many
threads drew together at the Cadotte
Pass in the Rocky Mountains. There
twenty-six paths, beaten foot deep into
the hard soil, converged and crossed the
mighty range. Over it they quickly sep
arated and almost disappeared in the
arid plains. 1t WAS possible to stand on
the summit of Cadotte's Pass and, look
ing to the west, OF to the east, or to the
north, or TO the south, to say: will go
to the Pacific Ocean, or will go north to
the land of the Hare Indians, or east TO
the great lakes, or south to the Gulf of
and to select your trail and fol-
low it to the point you desired TO visit.
Frank Wiikeson, IN Nelr York Times.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-07

way to condition Of neutrality-suspicious.
But the fact RENAME, nevertheless, that
while the changed condition of human
society have opened many avenues for
the employment of women, avenues IN
known in earlier years, women have
crowded out the boys and young men Of
the new generation. Where have these
boys gone? You will find them running
errsnds, acting as telegraph and dis
trict messengers, making themeelvea
generally useful" In due course of
time they will become men, too old to
learn any really useful calling, too old to
serve in boys places, and set adrift on
life's difficult sea without any equipment
for the voyage. In passing let me cay
that the employment of lads as telegraph
and district messengers has been, in my
opinion, most unfortunate for the we'll
being OF American boys. The tempta-
ton Of earning four or FIVE dollars q week
doubtless is very great; and it is probably
true that many poor mother has been
helped by these handsome gains of her
boy. But 10 the end the boy is the worse
for his training, or lack OF train ing. The
apprentice is most Improbable: and when
at the end Of his service he is ready to
begin hfe's battle in earnest, he is only
one more recruit for the vast and increas-
ing army of those who have no visible
means of support, no trade, no useful
calling. Ii it shall be said that l have
not answered the query put at the head
Of this paper. I have to say that l have
only attempted to indicate some of the
reasons why the avenues of business are
so overcrowded by young men. Let us re-
call these. Many of the lighter branches
of business, once preparatory to larger
duties, are filed by women; The learned
professions are choked off by tbs over
flow from other roads to remunerative
employment, now closed or greatly re-
stricted; and sea-faring life has nothing
to promise TO ambition. The man who
can suggest for this condition OF things q
remedy will be benefactor to the race
Noah Brooks, IN the Epoch.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-07
WHAT SHALL BE DONE WITH
OUR BOYS?

1t is so much easier to define griev-
ance than to suggest method of redress
that it is not surprising that many lament
the closing of avenues of suitable en-
ployment for boye, and few propose a
remedy for this condition of affairs. Per-
haps, however, glance at a few of the
causes of the difficulty may bring to
mind some corrective. The so.called
learned professions are full-over- Gro wd-
ed, perhaps. There is always room at
the top to be sure, but the bottom rungs
of the ladder are so thronged that the be-
ginners can scarce find foot.hold. Forty
or fifty years ago, in New England, at
least, a family of boys, sons OF well TODD
and substantial people, was usually di-
vided around among the activities of
life. In group of four, now in my
mind, the sons of master builder, one
was sent into q merchants counting
room; the second was apprenticed to a
house carpenter; third went to sea at
the age of sixteen, and the youngest was
sent to college. In like manner were
many families Of boys distributed in those
golden days. Nor was he who swung
the mallet or drove the saw jealous of the
lighter labors of the merchants appren-
tice; nor did the sailor boy think it hard
thing that he should be put before the
mast when his younger brother was ed
ucated for life of lettered activity. It
never entered into the head of any one of
that group to envy the lot Of either of the
others or TO disparage his own. In
fact. probably each boy chose his own
vocation, assisted in the right direction
by little judicious parental guidance.
Nowadays does the brother of collegian
go to learn trade? If he does, his
choice is regarded as eccentric. Ocean
steam navigating machines have dis
placed the sailing fleets that were for
merly the pride and boast of the ma
ton. The typical sailor has disappeared.
In former years bright, smart boy,
graduating from the public school and
sent to sea, was expected to make his way
from the forecastle to the quarter deck
of ship of ability, industry and ambi-
ton. The commander who thus advanc-
ed himself was said to have reached the
quarterback through the hawse-hole;'
and those who climbed in at the cabin
windows" owing their preferment to the
favoritism of owners, were few. Ameri-
can boys no longer go to sea. The race
OF sailors has gone forever. Another
cause of the scarcity Of places for young
men beginning life is the increased num-
Der Of women in the employments once
wholly filed by male youth. 1t is not
long ago that the sight of a woman at the
desk, behind retail goods counter, or at
the copyist's table, was striking novelty.
Now there are so many thousands of
these workers that men in the same
places would be regarded as almost
usurpere. l do not say this with any
feeling Of resentment. Far from it; every
honest man is glad that woman, depend
emit and helpless woman, has found her
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-07
The 9ton,e Circle.
FOR THE UNIvERsALIsT.
SPRING SONG.
BY GERTRUDE QUICK.

Sing a welcome song for the coming Spring
With its windiowers' dance and its wildbirds'
song;
With its busy hum of the honey bees wing,
And its forms of life that TEEN and throng;
To the brave Southwind with its breath SO
warm,
That blows where it listeth to blow,
That kisses the crocus buds into form,
Aud northward fights with the snow;
To the meadow lands, with their grasses green
Like an army thick with spears
The crickets shrlllng the blades between
Are its tiny trumpeteers;
To the ripping brook and the ripening wheat;
To the deep pink clover bells;
To the elders white, and the swamp rose sweet;
And the tangled vines in the dells.
Oh, how sweet to lie in the grasses long
And dream mid the stirring life;
To feel that the drifting world is strong
And with hope and promise rife.
BrOOkUtIle, Ind.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-07
PLAYING SALOON.

II hear that Smith has sold out his sa-
loon. What was the reason? 1 thought
he was just coming money there"
"Smith has an excellent wife, nice
home, three pretty children, is a respecta-
BILE citizen, never drinks or CANDLES, and
thinks the world of his family. He went
into the back yard; there the little fellows
had bench, bottles and tumblers, and
were playing, keep saloon They were
drinking out of pail and acted tipsy.
The youngest was behind the bar, had q
towel tied around his waist, and was set
ting the drinks up pretty freely. Two of
the boys were so drunk that they stag
gered. A neighbours boy lay asleep.
Boys, you must not drink that he said,
as he lifted the six-yesr-old from behind
the bench. ives playin' s'loon, papa,
an was selling ii just like you Smith
poured out the beer, carried the drunken
boy home. and put his own boys to bed.
His wife found him crying like a child.
He sold out, and says be will never sell
another drop of liquor. boston Home
Journal.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-07
HOTELS IN INDIA.

Many years ago travelling in India was
anything but pleasant, as hotels or other
places Of enter tain ment for man and
beast were seldom met with. On this ao-
count the government put up buildings
for the accommodation OF Europeans ct
many places, and called them dawk bung-
allows, the Indian name for post houses.
To-day hotels can be found in any i'm
portant town in India, out the dawk
bungalow still remains, being conducted
in the same manner as originally. An
agent, appointed by the ruling power of
the district, manages the establishment,
and is held responsible by the appointing
power. Any traveller can stop at dawk
bungalow, if there is room for him. The
manager assigns vacant apartments to
travellers in order of priority of arrival,
preference always being given to ladies.
No guest can retain room longer than
twenty-four hours il it is needed for a
new arrival. The charge for the occu-
pancy OF the room is one rupee (about SO
cents) day, and guests can have meals
or not, as they please, and if they have
them, at such hours as they please. A
printed card in each room gives the rules
regulating the establishment, and gov
eminent scale of prices for food, wine,
etc. On departing from one of these
places guests are expected to enter the
length of stay, amount charged, and their
impressions of the place. A dawk bung-
allow differs from hotel in allowing
guests a greater amount of freedom in
regard to time of meals. Both places
have about four servants to wait on each
guest, all of whom expect gratuity when
the guest leaves.
The morning after our arrival I was
reused by Mohammedan servant, who
brought me my chota hazaree Qittle
breakfast) of tea and toast. Prior to this,
the sweeper, the lowest caste of the Hin
doos, had cleaned out my bathroom, and
Hindoo water carrier had prepared my
bath from goatskins filled with water.
Each one of these servants had his own
particular work, and religious and caste
preJudices would not permit either to do
the work Of the others. - Correspondence
Baltimore Sun.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-07
RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE IN
CHINA

With regard to religion, found the
Chinese everywhere very open minded
and tolerant, In travelling about the
country was frequently Hospitality en-
tertained by priests, who not only allowed
me to eat, but to smoke as well, inside
some of their largest temples. 1t will
interest those English readers who believe
in the palmistry craze now in vogue in
this country, TO know that nearly all a
Chinaman's religion consists in his belief
in the priests power to tell fortunes.
And there is very little in the way of an
important undertaking which Chinaman
will enter upon without first of all con-
sulting the joss, which means going to
the temple, paying for a small candle or
stick of incense, feeling the priest, draw
ing from bundle of sticks a numbered
splint and thus finding out from the little
piece of yellow paper which accompanies
the stick and forms the oracle what sort of
success he MAJ expect. AS all the answers
are enigmatieal, and usually-if capable
of Interpretation at ali-indicate success
if sufficient energy be displayed in the
proposed undertaking, DO not know
that SO very much harm is done after all.
- Correspondence London Post.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-07
oUAcks OF FORMER TIMES.

QOACkS OF FORMER TIM Els.
Queen Anne had weak eyes and was an
enthusiastic patron OF vulgar ignorance
in the form of eye-doctors. Two Of them
she fancied especially; and one of these,
William Reade, she made baronet, al
though he was most wretchedly ignorant,
as "Short and Exact Account OF Ali
the Diseases Incident to the Eyes," which
he published, remains to testify. Reade
was worthless tailor, but he stepped
after he obtained the royal favor. He
was unable to read the book which he
wrote (by the hand Of acribe), but that
made no difference to the wealthy fools,
his patrons. The queens other favorite
quack occulist was Roger Grant, a retired
cobbler and Anabsptist preacher. Grant
was in the habit OF publishing minute
accounts of his cures, mostly a tissue Of
lies, but with enough truth interviewer to
give a semblance of probability. His
favorite plan was to secure some poor
person whose sight was imperfect, and,
after giving him money and medicines
for few weeks, persuade him to sign
testimonial that he had been born blind
and had never enjoyed the sense of sight
until Providence had led him to DR..
Grant, who had cured him in little
more than month.
The seventeenth-century Quack differed
little from the modern representative.
The following was published in 1855, and
would almost serve as a modern photo
graph: " My name is Pulseteel, pure
doctor OF physick, that does wear three
pile velvet in his hat; has paid quarters
rent of his house beforehand, and Simple
as he stands here) was made doctor be-
yond sea. vow, as l am right worship
full. The taking of my degree cost me II
French crowns and thirty-fve pounds of
butter in upper Germany. l can make
your beauty and preserve it; rectifye your
body and maintain it; clarifye, your
blood, surAe your cheeks, perfume your
skin, tinct your hair, enliyen your eye,
heighten your appetite, and as for yellies,
dentifrizes, dyets, minerals, frieasses,
pomatums, fumee, Italia masks to sleep
IN, either TO moisten or dry the supereece7,
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-07

The preachers evening task was done;
The crowd had gone away;
But something pleaded with his heart
A little while to stay.
For him alone the organ pealed;
For him alone the choir
Sing soft and low. in sweet accord,
The song of his desire;
- beard the voice of Jesus say,
Come, weary one, and rest -
WHAT prophecy for him was there
How little any guessed!
AS lovingly he fingered there,
Ere yet the music died,
here came two urchius from the street
Unfeariug to his side.
The old man bowed, and, lifting up
A soiled and homeless face,
lie kissed it as a mother might.
Then turned to leave the place.
On either side the urchins trod;
And on the left and right
A loving hand on either pressed;
So out into the night.
Out, little thinking as he went
That never any more
His willing feet should inward go
That sacred threshold DER
And it was we'll; more fit good-by
No genius could devise;
No thoughtfulness of loving hearts.
No wisdom of the wise.
The 'little ones had always been
His chiefest joy and care;
With them alone let him go forth
And God be with them therel
And down the future he shall go,
And through the enfranchised land,
A loving smile upon his lips,
child On either hand.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-07
HOW THEY LOST A PASTOR

The first church at Brandon were seek
ing pastor, an occupation that had en-
crossed their energies for some time
past For it was fully seven months
since the council had assembled to for
mally dismiss Mr.. Barnes, and had de-
clared the pulpit vacant.
Mr.. Barnes had labored faithfully in
their service fer five long years. During
all this time he had preached good, if not
brilliant sermons; attended regularly at
the prayer-meeting; and made all the pas
toral calls that one mortal man, without
horse and buggy could reasonably be
expected to make. And yet his congre-
CATION were not satisfied. limitations
finally reached the ears of the good man
that his resignation would be resignedly
accepted. He sent it in, and the papers
the next day announced the grief of the
First Church at the resignation OF their
beloved pastor, Mr.. Barnes. whose wife's
health forced him to seek more salubri.
GUS climate.
Whereupon it deyolved upon the or
phaned congregation to choose for them
selves a pastor-a man after their own
hearts; one who should possess all the
virtues of their late pastor, az well as
those which lie lacked.
They proceeded to search for him in
truly orthodox way; namely by enter
tanning candidates. Sabbath after Sab
bath beheld different divine in the pull
pit. They came, we know not whence, and
returned we know not whittier. They en-
braced every known type Of man, from
the venerable ID. d. of three score and
ten to the immature theological student
of twenty-one summers.
The doctrines preached to that people
during the season of cendidating was as
variegated as the patchwork silk quilt
which they presented to their late pastors
wife on her birthday. 1t branehed out
into every known "ism." There was the
"old school, and the "new school," old
fashioned orthodoxy and modern free
thought There were sermons with
strong leanings toward liberalism, and
there were others fraught with Cal
vinism, and oozIng orthodoxy at every
pore. And there were scientific sermons
without end, and poetical and philoso-
phical ones. But in all this variety the
people found not the man they sought.
There were some insurmountable obiec-
tions to every candidate.
Rev. Mr.. Abercrombie gave them good
sermons, but the college students declar-
ed that his gestures we're "execrable,"
and would demoralize their own "style;''
and they came en- masse to the church
meeting and voted him down.
Rev. ]. Erwin Smith was youthful and
handsome, and the young ladies shed
tears of regret when the church decided
not to call him. But Deacon Grimes
said his sermons were mere "froth," and
he hoped they wouldn't in his day get
down to a man who parted his hair in the
middle.
Rev. Mr. Loring was too dramatic, and
threatened to convert the stRid old
church into a theater, while good Mr..
Blakesly who despised show was rejected
because he didn't "draw." One eandi-
date was too solemn, another too frivo-
lous; one was too reserved, another too
common"
And so the spring and summer came
and faded away, and fall was fast emerg-
ing into winter; and the people were
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-07
FOR THE LAST TIME.
ny REV. JOHN W. CHADWICK.

Plymouth Church, February 81, 1887.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-06-23
First publication May 70, 1887. J
MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the payment
OF forty -four dollars and thirty cents (44.30)
which is due at the date hereof upon GER
tain mortgage, duly executed and delivered
by John Diedricks lsingle) to Liberty Howe
bearing date the twentieth day of July A. ID.
1883, and duly recorded in tile Office Of the
register ofdeeds in and for Stevens county,
Minnesota, on the twenty first dAv of July,
A. u. 1883, at twenty minutes after three
O'Clock in the afternoon. in book of Mort
cages, on page lat which said mor'gage was
thereafter and on the twenty eighth day of
February A. D.: 1885 duly assigned by in
strument in writing to Edwin +. Howe. the
said assignment being duly recorded in the
Office Of the register of deeds in and for said
codnty OF Stevens on the eighteenth day of
March A. D. 1885 at ten O'Clock i'll the fore
noon in Book of mortgages on page 400 and
been instituted to recover the debt secured
by said mortgage or any part thereof;
Now therefore. notice is herebv given, that
by virtue of the power of sale contained in said
mortgage, and pursuant to tho stat ute the said
mortgage will be foreclosed, and the premises
described in and covered by said mortgage,
viz:
The north half In Ky osthe south east omar.
| ter Is " Of section nrmber twenty tw (22l,
in township lumber one hundred and twen-
| ty-five (i25) north OF range number forty
three (43) situate in Stevens county, and state
of Minnesota, will be sold at public auction
| to pay said debt and interest and twenty five
dollars attorneys fee, as stipulated in said
mortgage to be paid in case Of foreclosure, and
the disbursements allowed by law; W hich sale
will be made by the sheriff of said Stevens
county, at the front door OF the court house
in the village of Morris in said county and
state, on Friday the oath day Of June, A. D.
1887, at ten O'Clock a. M OF that day, subjec,
| to redemption as provided by law.
! Dated Nav 10th. A. ID. 1897.
EDWIN E. HOWE,
8. A. FLAHERTY, Assignee of Mortgage
Attorney for Assignee of Mortgage,
| Morris, Mimi
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STOLEN JOKES.

Cocktails before breakfast are head.
aches before dinner.
lie has the best education who
knows how to find out.
Awnings have iron frames and
heflce can stay out all summer with
out catching cold.
There is small fortune in store for
the man who will invent decent
looking straw hat.
I.ayman-Deacon Jones is a prohi-
bitionist, is he not! Another Lay
mani think SO. saw him in crock.
cry store the other day buying jug.
Her gracious Majesty received an
other batch of American female toads
yesterday at her regular weekly bare
back exhibition.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox says that "the
world has out-lived all its passions. y
She is partly wrong. There is much
more yet to be written about the late
war.
The worst thing about going fishing
on Sunday is that you have to take u
long, roundabout load to get to the
fishing grounds without being seen.
Drinkwater and Rainwater are the
names OF two politicians out west. 1t
is safe TO wager that firewater can
knock both out at the polls.
It is lucky forus that the Colossus
OF Rhodes committed suicide when he
did. lie might have come over here
and eloped with our statue Of Liberty.
"It commands" says u house agent &
advertisement of desirable resi-
dence," mot only view Of the pretty
little railway station, but also OF the
people who miss the Trains,